יָרֵא

ya.re · to fear

Hebrew · Strong's H3372 · Verb · Sounds like: yaw-ray' · 315 occurrences

Word meanings

Senses and individuals

  • to fear H3372G 205
  • to fear: revere H3372H · a Meaning of 110

Strong's dictionary

a primitive root; to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten; affright, be (make) afraid, dread(-ful), (put in) fear(-ful, -fully, -ing), (be had in) reverence(-end), [idiom] see, terrible (act, -ness, thing).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
יָרֵא vb. fear
Qal
1. fear, be afraid
2. stand in awe of
3. fear, reverence, honour
Niph.
1. be fearful, dreadful
2. cause astonishment and awe
3. inspire reverence, godly fear, and awe
Piel. make afraid, terrify

Every occurrence

  1. Job 1:9 יָרֵ֥א ya.Re' · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    Then Satan answered Jehovah, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?

  2. Job 5:21 תִירָ֥א ti.Ra' · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue; Neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.

  3. Job 5:22 תִּירָֽא׃ ti.Ra' · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    At destruction and dearth thou shalt laugh; Neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.

  4. Job 6:21 וַתִּירָֽאוּ׃ va.ti.Ra.'u · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by all of you

    For now ye are nothing; Ye see a terror, and are afraid.

  5. Job 9:35 אִירָאֶ֑נּוּ 'i.ra.'E.nu · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    Then would I speak, and not fear him; For I am not so in myself.

  6. Job 11:15 תִירָֽא׃ ti.Ra' · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    Surely then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; Yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:

  7. Job 32:6 וָֽאִירָ֓א׀ va.'i.Ra' · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by me

    And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old; Wherefore I held back, and durst not show you mine opinion.

  8. Job 37:22 נ֣וֹרָא No.ra' · An -ing word: receiving the action

    Out of the north cometh golden splendor: God hath upon him terrible majesty.

  9. Job 37:24 יְרֵא֣וּהוּ ye.re.'U.hu · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

    Men do therefore fear him: He regardeth not any that are wise of heart.

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